National Regional Profile: Lachlan (A) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 140154600   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
22
14
18
14
12
Total dwelling unitsno.
23
15
20
19
15
Value of total residential building$m
3.1
2.7
3.6
3.3
3.3
Value of total non-residential building$m
2.3
1.6
0.9
0.5
0.6
Value of total building$m
5.4
4.2
4.5
3.8
4.0
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
91
96
91
98
85
Other vehiclesno.
203
152
179
161
156
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
294
248
270
259
241
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
2 905
2 855
2 937
2 948
2 972
Campervansno.
6
7
14
12
12
Light commercial vehiclesno.
1 774
1 780
1 791
1 793
1 834
Light rigid trucksno.
38
43
44
41
43
Heavy rigid trucksno.
288
274
277
258
244
Articulated trucksno.
110
109
103
106
97
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
7
4
4
3
3
Busesno.
52
52
51
59
55
Motorcyclesno.
109
105
123
134
124
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
5 289
5 231
5 345
5 351
5 384
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
390
391
411
420
429
Campervansno.
1
1
2
2
2
Light commercial vehiclesno.
238
244
250
255
265
Light rigid trucksno.
5
6
6
6
6
Heavy rigid trucksno.
39
38
39
37
35
Articulated trucksno.
15
15
14
15
14
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
1
1
0
0
Busesno.
7
7
7
8
8
Motorcyclesno.
15
14
17
19
18
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
710
717
747
761
777
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
1 058
866
757
627
513
Petrol - Unleadedno.
2 538
2 633
2 798
2 910
3 017
Dieselno.
1 664
1 700
1 761
1 780
1 820
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
29
32
29
34
34
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
1 431 837.7
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
382 588.0
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
360.6
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
60.9
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
60.9
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
5 696.8
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
854 023
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
399
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
64 506
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
6 317
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0